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Sights & Places- September 2, 2025

Surb Nshan near Odzun and Horomayr built in the cliffs

The village of Odzun is well-known throughout Armenia and among tour guides, so I won’t cover it separately. Instead, I’ll highlight two important nearby attractions: the Chapel of St. Nshan and Horomayr Monastery, located at the bottom of Lori Gorge. On the left side of the road from Odzun to Aygehat, right at the edge of Lori Gorge, stands a small chapel called Surb Nshan. Though it shares its name with many other chapels, this one is remarkable for its…

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Sevkar village and surrounding sights

Sights & Places Villages- June 3, 2025

Sevkar (Arm. Սևքար, literally means “Black Rock”), nestled in the rolling hills of Tavush Province, 157 kilometers from Armenia’s capital, lies a village whose story reads…

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Catching the calmness in the Riverside Heaven near Stepanavan

Nature Sights & Places Travel- August 5, 2024

Nestled in the breathtaking Katnaghbyur river gorge near Stepanavan, Riverside Heaven is just a picturesque area where everyone can have perfect outdoor recreation and enjoy the…

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Arates monastery and surrounding sights

Sights & Places Travel- March 18, 2024

The Arates monastery complex has nine buildings in total, with four big ones and five small ones positioned next to each other. They all face the…

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Symphony of Stones: A piece of Mars in Armenia

Sights & Places Nature- May 13, 2023

Situated in the Garni Gorge of Armenia, the Symphony of Stones (also called the Basalt Organ) is a natural monument consisting of hexagonal and pentagonal basalt…

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Wall sculptures and Cross-Stones of Geghard

Sights & Places- May 8, 2023

The Geghard Monastery stands as an exceptional demonstration of remarkable architectural ingenuity. While visiting Armenia, it is essential to visit Geghard Monastery and the Garni Temple.…

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Goshavank in Gosh village, Dilijan

Sights & Places- December 7, 2022

The monastery of Goshavank was founded by Mkhitar Gosh, a prominent spiritual scholar, proverb writer and jurist of the Middle Ages…

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Hamo’s Lake hidden in Sverdlov village

Cities- August 4, 2022

Hamo's Lake in Sverdlov village - a peaceful place for picnic and fishing. The location of the lake is pointed on Google Maps and Yandex Maps.…

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Sverdlov village sights

Sights & Places Travel- August 3, 2022

The village of Sverdlov (Սվերդլով գյուղ) was founded in the first half of the 18th century where the inhabitants of the settlement came from a village…

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